Prior to the 1967 Arusha Declaration it was common for the new African political elite to party and enjoy. An expression that evolved in Kenya via then President Jomo Kenyatta applauded greed.
“Enjoy the fruits of Uhuru” the late Mzee Kenyatta is quoted to have said.
The late Jomo Kenyatta, first President of Kenya, he died in 1978.
Political critics coined the word “Wabenzi” to describe the African ruling class because of their preference to the luxurious German Mercedes-Benz. Mwalimu Nyerere had written in his 1962 book on
Political critics coined the word “Wabenzi” to describe the African ruling class because of their preference to the luxurious German Mercedes-Benz. Mwalimu Nyerere had written in his 1962 book on
Ujamaa that after winning Uhuru we cannot accept a society of “haves and have-nots.”
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